To manage certificates for your user account

1. Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
2. On the Console menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then click Add.
3. Under Snap-in, double-click Certificates, and then:
   • If you are logged on as an administrator, click My user account, and then click Finish.
   • If you are logged on as a user, Certificates automatically loads.
4. Click Close.

   Certificates - Current User appears on the list of selected snap-ins for the new console.

5. If you have no more snap-ins to add to the console, click OK.
6. To save this console, on the Console menu, click Save.

 Note

• To switch between managing certificates for your user account, a computer, or a service, you must have separate instances of Certificates added into the console.
• For additional help with creating and using MMC consoles, on the Help menu, click Help Topics.

Working with MMC console files

Save an MMC console file

Manage certificates for a computer

Manage certificates for a service